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VB.NET Post REST HTTP request without http in baseaddress

I have vb.net api which requires to connect to HOST with out using http.For example its using serverbase address="someipwithout http".

I am getting this error:{"Invalid URI: The URI scheme is not valid."}

However if I use wfetech it works fine.

My Code is as follow

Dim serverAddress = "someip:customport"
Dim URI As String = "/some uri"

Dim client As New HttpClient(handler)
client.BaseAddress = New Uri(serverAddress)
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Accept.Add(New MediaTypeWithQualityHeaderValue("application/xml"))
Dim response = client.PostAsXmlAsync(URI, x).Result()

Bob Learned

If you are not using the http: protocol, what protocol are you using?

bizantd

ASKER

I am using Http protocol.

Bob Learned

System.Uri needs to know the protocol, so does this work?

Dim serverAddress = "http://someip:customport"

bizantd

ASKER

Hi Bob
Syntactically it works but.I am also using wfetch to validate the response from the server.
If I use Dim serverAddress="www.microsoft.com" its giving the error but in wfetch it works fine on http
and this is same what I want to achieve.

Bob Learned

Well, that is a conundrum, since you can't use System.Uri without a protocol, and I believe that you need System.Uri here:

client.BaseAddress = New Uri(serverAddress)

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You would need to find a different approach that doesn't require a Uri.

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Bob Learned

Is ServerAddressUri a Uri or string variable?

bizantd

ASKER

Its a URI and gives me same result as if I was using without http.

Bob Learned

Are you constructing the Uri the same as here:

client.BaseAddress = New Uri(serverAddress)

bizantd

ASKER

yes I am.

Bob Learned

That doesn't make any sense, but oh well :D

bizantd

ASKER

Dim GRequest = DirectCast(WebRequest.Create(ServerAddressUri), HttpWebRequest)